Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814 to Henry Knox

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04524 Author/Creator: Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 24.3 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Knox about what is due to an officer in Colonel Henry Jackson's regiment, Samuel Rogers, who was killed in the Battle of Yorktown, which Gerry calls "the seige of Cornwallis."

Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources